Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2010
Fund Code: 304-B
Even Start Family Literacy Program
| FUNDS ALLOCATED: | $566,852 (Federal) |
| FUNDS REQUESTED: | $566,852 |
| PURPOSE: The purpose of this grant program is to help families break the intergenerational cycle of under-education and poverty by providing the following services in an integrated approach: early/childhood education; adult education; parenting education; interactive parent/child literacy activities; and home visits. |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED: | 2 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED: 2 |
| NUMBER OF PROPOSALS NOT RECOMMENDED: | 0 |
| RESULT OF FUNDING: More than fifty at-risk families in East Boston and Lowell will participate in a comprehensive family literacy program that will support parents and their children to achieve state learning and performance standards and support parents as partners in their child's education. Grant awards range from $266,273 to $300,579.* |
| RECIPIENT |
AMOUNT |
| Lowell Public Schools | $300,579 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston/Otis Elementary School (East Boston) | $266,273 |
| TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS | $566,852 |
* These funding levels are subject to final appropriation of federal Even Start Family Literacy funds.
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